By Scott Jaschik. Colleges face scrutiny -- from would-be students, their parents and politicians -- over whether they are preparing students for careers. More...
Losing Tenure Bids to a Budget
By Colleen Flaherty. Stony Brook professors worry their budget is being balanced on the backs of junior faculty colleagues and programs in the humanities, risking curricular breadth and institutional integrity. More...
Rejecting Academe
By Colleen Flaherty. As science and engineering Ph.D. students progress through their programs, many lose interest in academic careers, report finds. Study's authors say findings suggest changes are needed in Ph.D. training. More...
Nuanced findings on study abroad influence on careers

Mapping Your Posttenure Possibilities
You will have the greatest impact, influence and joy if your path emerges from deep self-understanding, writes Kerry Ann Rockquemore, who describes how to make such possibility mapping concrete. More...
Truths to be Told: The First Job
How to Discuss Work-Life Balance
Before approaching the subject with your future or current supervisor, you should consider their interests, advises Stephanie K. Eberle. More...
4 Questions to Ask Before You Co-Teach
Co-teaching isn’t exactly a marriage, but doing it effectively does require addressing some key issues up front, write Claudia Holguín Mendoza and Julie M. Weise. More...
Ad Interim: Performance
Serving as an acting director, chair or dean? Elizabeth H. Simmons suggests how to approach issues of symbolism and presentation as you go about your work. More...
Ad Interim: Practice
Stepping up to serve as an acting director, chair or dean? Elizabeth H. Simmons offers perspective on how to approach the tasks that lie ahead. More...